Joseph & Kate Busick House

40 West Sinclair Street

Built: c. 1890

Style: Eclectic

Joseph Busick was one of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of Wabash when he and his wife Kate built this home about 1890. Mr. Busick was involved in multiple business ventures which ultimately let to a fortune estimated between $200,000 and $300,000.

With its varied architectural features, this structure is classified primarily as eclectic. Italianate features include its hipped roof, projecting cornice supported by brackets, rectilinear massing of the building, and arched porch on the façade. Typical of the Queen Anne style are the stepped, hexagonal tower over the east projecting bay and the jerkinhead gable over the two-story projecting bay of the front façade.